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No. 35) KURUD PLATES OF NARENDRA, YEAR 24
265 57 miles to the south-east of Mahasamund in the Tahsil of that name. Chullāda-sima-bhõga, by which the adjoining district or division was indicated, appears to be represented by modern Charoda, a village 7 miles due east of Keshwa.
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Seal
1 Khadga-[dhā]rā-jita-bhuva[h*] Sarabhat=prāpta-janmanaḥ [I"]] 2 nripatë[4=bri]-Naröndrasya [bā]sanam ripu-[šā]sana[mo ||*]
First Plate 1 Siddham [l*) svasti [11*) vijaya-skandhā[v&]ràt-Tilakēsvara-vāsakāt=
paramabhāga
2 vatā mātā-pitsi-pād-ānuddhyātaḥ śri-mahārāja-Narondraḥ Chullāda3 sima-bhogaya-Kēšavakē Brāhmaṇa-purassarān=prativāsi4 kuțumbinas=samājñāpayati [l*] viditam=astu vaḥ yath=āya[m] grāma[b] 5 paramabhattāraka-pādai[h*] Bhasrutasvaminés Dharani-sagotrāya
Second Plate, First Side 6 Gangāyā[m] majjana[m*) kurvvadbhish*] tāla-patra-šāsanāna sva-puny-abhivri7 ddhayē dattakaḥ [l*) tach=cha tāla-patra-śāsana[m*) griba-dāghê' dagdham=ity=adhi8 karan-āvadhāraņayā prāk-prabhri(bhội)ty-avyavachchhēda-bhōgēn=āya[m*) grā
9 mo bhujyata iti || adhunā Bhāśrutasvāmi-putra-Sankhasväminē 10 paramabhattāraka-pādānā[m] puny-āpyāyanādēly=ai)va tāmra-sāsa
Second Plate, Second Side 11 năn=ānumödita ity=ēvam=upalabhy=āsy=ājña-Aravana-vidh@ya 12 bhūtvā yathö(tha)-kālam=uchita-bhöga-bhāga-dhānya-h[i]rany-ādór=upa13 nayam karshyith=ētie || bhavishyabas-cha bhūpā[n*] kubel-opotam-an
1 See Sheet No. 2 of the Majmuli map of the Mahasamund Tahail; slow Sheet No. 64 K of Survey of India, which gives the location of Charoda and the Keshwa nullah only.
From the original plates, • Ripu-säsinah is the reading in this place on the seal of the Piparjula plates. • Expressed by symbol.
The name appears as Bhäsruta in line 9 below.) • Road griha-dahe.
The dandas aro unnecessary. . Read karishyak .
